489  
CDUS44 KJAN 080654  
CLIJAN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
154 AM CDT FRI MAY 08 2026  
   
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..THE JACKSON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 2026
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1896 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 71 4:43 PM 94 1952 82 -11 78  
MINIMUM 58 8:55 PM 44 1944 59 -1 63  
AVERAGE 65 70 -5 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 3.42 1915 0.14 -0.14 0.05  
MONTH TO DATE 0.76 1.02 -0.26 2.58  
SINCE MAR 1 8.82 12.54 -3.72 12.67  
SINCE JAN 1 14.73 23.06 -8.33 24.61  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 T 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 T 1.0 -1.0 T  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 18 7 11 4  
SINCE MAR 1 158 354 -196 189  
SINCE JUL 1 1621 2218 -597 1712  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 6 -6 6  
MONTH TO DATE 10 39 -29 33  
SINCE MAR 1 313 163 150 324  
SINCE JAN 1 343 176 167 362    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 68 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 84  
   
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THE JACKSON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 93 1927  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 41 1992  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 6:08 AM CDT SUNSET 7:46 PM CDT  
MAY 9 2026...........SUNRISE 6:07 AM CDT SUNSET 7:47 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
AT 1 AM:  
 
THE PEARL RIVER STAGE AT JACKSON WAS 7.9 FEET. THE RIVER ROSE 2.4  
FEET OVER THE PREVIOUS 24 HOURS.  
 
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER STAGE AT VICKSBURG WAS 30.3 FEET. THE RIVER  
ROSE 0.7 FEET OVER THE PREVIOUS 24 HOURS.  
 

 
 
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